✌ Friends Fest 2017
웃 My sister bought me the best birthday present this year...tickets to Friends Fest!!! I didn't even know it was an event that existed before she got me the tickets. I'm so glad she did because it was one of the best events I have ever been to! I would 100% recommend attending if you are a fan of the TV series. I got to enjoy so many photo opportunities that I have always wanted to do; sit in Joey and Chandler's apartment, pretend to work at Central Perk, dress up like a bride at the Las Vegas chapel, pretend to be Monica and stand at her apartment door and sit like Rachel in the window of her apartment. It felt so surreal to be on the set of Friends, surrounded by so much memorabilia (originals and replicas) from the series. As I said before...I would definitely recommend going if you have chance; fun photo ops, original props from the series, foot long hotdogs and quality merchandise...what more could you want :)
There are lot's of photos below to show all of the fun that can be had at Friends Fest. Enjoy and I hope you have an amazing time if you decide to go yourselves :) xoxo
Surroundings:
Even when you weren't on the set tour or visiting the other photo ops, there were lot's of other ace Friends themed signs and created scenes to experience and take photos of. It was so good to just sit outside after our tour, on a deck chair, watching Friends with a hot chocolate from Central Perk; the perfect evening ヅ
Food:
When it's a NY themed event it's hard to resit a classic foot long hotdog!! All of the food available suited the Friends event perfectly! Can you tell that I was excited to have a hot chocolate from Central Perk...think I may have taken a few too many photos of it ha! It was so good though!
Memorabilia:
I loved being able to see some of the original props from the show up close and personal...the detail put into them all is incredible! There were lots more pieces of memorabilia to see other than what is in the photos above; Ross' famous leather trousers, one of Phoebe's many quirky outfits, Joey's 'what Mario isn't telling you' AD and more.
The Apartments:
Everything about the tour around Joey & Chandler's and Monica & Rachel's apartments was so exciting...I was really geeking out...it was so surreal...every little detail was exactly the same as on the original set! Couldn't have enjoyed it more :)
Other photo ops:
I have never felt more comfortable to be myself and just act daft, making the most of every photo opportunity there was at this event...everyone was just relaxed and excited to experience the event with people have a mutual love for a classic TV series. It was great to have a fun time at this event myself but it was also so nice watch other people be so excited and enjoy themselves; every one was sharing their love of certain scenes with each other and sharing great ideas for getting the best photos.
Merchandise:
These were the three little purchases I made at Friends Fest but there were so many other great things to buy as well as these; wall art, umbrellas, mugs, aprons, bags, t-shirts, Mockolate chocolate and more.
~ Olivia C ~